Hey I speak from experience our local club showed this and of 8 guys in the audience one wet his pants, one of them started yelling for his mommy and one more started jabbering nonsense and had to be committed, checked into the mental health ward at a nearby hospital. It wasn't pretty. And this group is normally pretty stoic, they watched Grave of the Fireflies without so much as a single tear or whimper from anyone, yet something in this show had them quaking in their boots, scared them down to the very core.

@ Tofu - Yeah the Engrish in the ED song is pretty bad. Even I couldn't get all of it after several listens.

Anyways, I thought the first ep was good. I enjoyed the Lupin-esque stuff in it. Also, Chiko reminded me of Kirika from Noir, which is a good thing, IMHO. I will definitely be watching more of this show.

This series has left me pleasantly surprised. Both your description and the fact that it's done by BONES enticed me to try it out, and honestly, I didn't expect it to be this awesome. Best surprise of this season, guaranteed to be the dark horse of Spring 2008.

I was amazed with your encode. Your font and sync were spot on gorgeous. I commend your work. You guys are definitely the right people to do this.

Now if you could just release it on time! The demand is there. Just drop everything except Harlock, 'cause this is the series you want to focus your energy on. Why do I say this? Because you guys do great work, and it deserves to be seen on a weekly basis.